Life constantly presents the greatest opportunity brilliantly disguised as the biggest disaster.

The opening and closing ceremonies of the London Olympics are mass satanic rituals disguised as a celebration of Britain and sport. Their medium is the language of symbolism.

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities - brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

One of my very greatest fears as a child was being ridiculed in public. And there it was coming true. As a television presenter, I'd been respected. People come up to you in the street and shake your hand and talk to you in a respectful way.

The opportunity for AMD with Dell was a year ago. Last year Intel was a disaster. This year it's not the case, and you can't assume that Intel is going to continue to screw up.